US1555261A - aebertjbenscheidt - Google Patents

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Sept. 29, 1925.

A. BENSCHIEIDT Filed Sept. 17 92:

Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

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Application filed September 17, 1923. Serial No. 663,210.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT BENSCHEIDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vancouver, in the county of Clarke and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sewing awl and has for its main object the provision of such an awl having means for adjusting the needle and for guiding it when in one of its adjusted positions.

The main object of the invention and other objects, as might. hereinafter appear, are attained by the preferred embodiment of the invention which will be presently described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings for illustration of the in vention.

In the drawings;

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the awl and the guide, the needle being shown in full and dotted lines to indicate the positions which it may be caused to assume, and the guide being also shown in full and dotted lines to indicate its flexibility and adj ustability Fig. 2 is a partial sectional and elevational view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. l is a fragmentary perspective view of the needle end of the awl; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the needle holding member.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 10 designates the body of the awl which may be made of cast metal or any other suitable material and is provided at one end with the reduced portion 11, and at its other end with the reduced portion 12. The awl body 10 is preferably J-shaped, as shown. The reduced end 11 has longitudinal and transverse grooves 13 and 14, respectively, for positioning the needle 15 in either one of the two positions shown by the full and dotted lines in Fig. 1. Cooperating with the reduced end 11 to hold the needle adjustably in place is the clamp member 16 which has the longitudinal and transverse grooves 13 and 14: comlementary to the grooves 13 and 14, as will lie readily understood. For securing the clamp 16 to the reduced end 11 to hold the needle 15 in position, a bolt 17 is secured to the end 11 and is received through a hole 18 in the clamp 16 and a clamping nut 19 serves to force the clamp 16 into proper po 'sition to securely hold the needle in its adjusted longitudinal or transverse position. It will be understood that other grooves (not. shown) may be provided in the end 11 and the clamp 16 and arranged an ularly to the grooves 13, 141, 13 and 14*, u hereby the needle may be caused to assume positions intermediate the vertical and horizon tal shown by Fig. 1, as is obvious. Inclined grooves 141 and 1 3 are provided in the portions 11 and 16 for guiding the thread 21 to the needle 15.

Secured to the body 10 at its reduced end 12 is a guide 22 constructed preferably of thin spring steel and provided with the opening 23 at the free end thereof, said opening permitting the needle to pass therethrough. The guide 22 is preferably detachably connected to the end 12 of the awl body 10 by means of the bolt 24 and the nut 25, or by any other suitable means.

The manner of use of the awl herein disclosed will be apparent to anyone skilled in the art. The guide is especially useful when the needle is in the position shown by full lines in Fig. 1 as it insures even stitches which may be quickly made. guide is not necessary, it may be readily removed by removing the nut 25. The clamp 16 cooperating with the end or complementary member 11 serves to securely hold the needle in adjusted position and by simply unscrewing the nut 19, the needle may be adjusted. The device is very simple and may be manufactured to be sold at low cost. \Vhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that certain changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made and will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, especially in view of this disclosure, but all such changes are to be considered as part of the invention defined by the appended claim.

Having th'us described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A sewing awl of the kind described comprising a J-shaped member having a reduced portion at each end thereof. one of l Vhen the said reduced portions having a needle reeeiving groove transversely thereof, a clamp member removably associated with said reduced portion and having a groove matching the groove of the latter whereby a needle is secured to said J-shaped member transversely thereof, and a guide member remo-vably secured to the other reduced portion of said J-shaped member, said guide member having an opening therein for 10 guiding the needle of the and.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

ALBERT BENSCHEIDT.

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